Portland to Chicago: Socialism 2016

The popularity of Bernie Sanders’ campaign shows that many people are seeking out an alternative to capitalism and are for the first time embracing socialism. Socialism 2016 is a four-day conference held on July 1-4 in Chicago which brings together over a thousand people from around the country to learn about the real Marxist tradition of “socialism from below,” the fight for women’s liberation, the history and politics of Black liberation, the relationship between capitalism and climate change, and discuss and debate strategy for organizing today.

Members of the Portland International Socialist Organization, allies, and friends in Portland will be attending the conference this year. If you are interested in learning more about the conference please visit https://www.socialismconference.org/ and message the event planners for more information!

We hope you can join us!=================================================Socialism 2016 will feature over 140 meetings on topics such as…From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation • Sexuality and socialism: The theory and politics of LGBTQ liberation • Can America go socialist? • The hidden history of multiracial workers’ struggles in the United States • How Marx became a Marxist • Israel: Apartheid state • Land grabs and Big Oil: The looting of Africa • Eugene Debs and the US socialist tradition • Trump and the rise of right-wing populism • Introduction to social reproduction theory • China on strike: Narratives of workers’ resistance • A people’s art history of the US • Missouri, football, race, and revolt • and many more!=================================================Some of our Speakers at Socialism 2016:

International Socialist Organization: Portland State University, Portland, Or

Committed to building a left alternative to a world of racism, poverty, war, and environmental destruction. Socialism a society where people come before profit—built from the bottom up through the struggles of ordinary people against exploitation, oppression, and injustice—is desperately needed.